IPI Nigeria condemns suspension of Badegi 90.1 FM by Niger State Government.
The International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria has condemned the suspension of Badegi 90.1 FM, an independent radio station in Minna, Niger State.
The station was reportedly suspended by Governor Umaru Bago over alleged broadcasts critical of his administration.
IPI Nigeria, in a statement jointly signed by the President, Musikilu Mojeed, and Legal Adviser, Tobi Soniyi, described the suspension as a "grave violation of press rights and democratic norms," highlighting a pattern of press repression under Bago's administration.
The Institute cited previous incidents, including the detention of the Chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Yakubu Mustapha, and the assault of a VOA correspondent, Mustapha Nasiru Batsari.
IPI Nigeria called for the immediate and unconditional lifting of the suspension on Badegi FM, warning that failure to comply within 48 hours would result in the governor's inclusion in its Book of Infamy which documents individuals who repress or intimidate journalists and media organizations in Nigeria.
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